Which of the following questions can be answered using the percent equation a equals fifty percent times seven?

What number is fifty percent of 7?

7 is what percent of fifty?

7 is fifty percent of what number?

fifty is 7 percent of what number?

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Which of the following questions can be answered using the percent equation a equals fifty percent times seven?

 What number is fifty percent of 7?

 7 is what percent of fifty?

 7 is fifty percent of what number?

 fifty is 7 percent of what number?

anonymous · Answer

I don't get this one /:

shinalcantara · Answer

what number is fifty percent of 7?
-of in the statement is an indication that it involves multiplication. By changing percent into decimal, you'll have 0.50. Now multiply 0.50 and 7. What you've got?

anonymous · Answer

3.5

shinalcantara · Answer

yes
7 is what percent of fifty?
-in finding the percentage of seven in 50, you'll have 7/50. what's your answer?

anonymous · Answer

.14

shinalcantara · Answer

to get the percentage equivalent, multiply it by 100

anonymous · Answer

14%

anonymous · Answer

Im not trying to find the answer btw.... -.-

shinalcantara · Answer

so what do you wanna know then?

anonymous · Answer

did you even read the question? ._.

shinalcantara · Answer

i've read but didn't have double checked it. sorry for that. is a there a variable?

shinalcantara · Answer

if so, you've got the equation, a=0.50(7) then you'll have 3.5 as the answer. i think you have a 3.5 answer earlier

anonymous · Answer

no its not looking for the answer.

shinalcantara · Answer

what i'm trying to say is that you've got a 3.5 answer earlier to the statement 'what number is fifty percent of 7?' so that statement is the answer

anonymous · Answer

thank you

shinalcantara · Answer

yw